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Members may be interested in getting hold of a copy of the excellent DVD that was presented on the opening night of the national Conference. This is a without doubt an excellent piece of filming and should be of interested to many. It is available from IA recordings direct. It features Berwyn Slate Quarry quarry (the last slate quarry at work in the area; at work in the area; cutting slabs from the face plus > sawing and dressing), Deeside slab mill and quarry, the slate mines of > Glyn Ceiriog, Penarth and Moel Fferna both underground and surface, > Pontcysyllte aqueduct, brick and teracotta industry remains, coal mines > including Bersham Colliery, Wynnstay colliery, Plas Power and Pen Rhos; > Bersham ironworks, Esclusham mountain, Minera lead mine and some remains > in the Oswestry coalfield. > > It was shot in High Definition over a 12 month period at 75 separate > locations and entirely funded by I.A.Recordings. > > For the conference presentation, it was edited to a 35 minute version. > > Standard definition DVD & VHS copies of the full 53 minute version were > offered to delegates at the discounted price of £10 if they ordered at > the conference. It is now listed on I.A.Recordings website at the normal retail price of > £12.95 but this does include postage & packing. > > > > http://www.iarecordings.org/ > (PO Box 476, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4RB, UK) > Putting Industry on Video - an Archive for the Future > > > >